Bivol vs Yarde

When is Bivol vs Yarde?

Dmitry Bivol could square off against Anthony Yarde in Late 2023 in the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).

Bivol vs Yarde stats

Dmitry Bivol would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Anthony Yarde would make his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Yarde would have a massive power advantage over Bivol, boosting at 96% knock out percentage over Bivol's 52%.

Dmitry Bivol is the same age as Anthony Yarde, at 32 years old.

Both Dmitry Bivol & Anthony Yarde fight out of an orthodox stance.

Bivol's experience as a professional fighter is currently relatively equal to Yarde's, having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 months earlier than Yarde, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 74 more professional rounds, 172 to Yarde's 98.

Dmitry Bivol goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the RING at light heavyweight.

Anthony Yarde is currently ranked number 3 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, 8 by the IBF and 5 by the RING in the 175lb division.

Bivol vs Yarde form

Bivol remains undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight, he won against Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on 5th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Canelo Alvarez on 7th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beat Umar Salamov on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Before that, he had defeated Craig Richards on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

He had won against Lenin Castillo on 12th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Illinois, United States.

Anthony Yarde has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Artur Beterbiev on 28th January 2023 by unanimous decision in the 8th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Stefani Koykov on 19th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Telford International Centre, Telford.

Going into that contest, he had beat Lyndon Arthur on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 4th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Before that, he had won against Alex Theran on 28th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.

He had been beaten by Lyndon Arthur on 5th December 2020 by split decision in their CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship fight at Church House, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Anthony Yarde has been fighting more than Dmitry Bivol.

Dmitry Bivol last fought 1 year and 6 days ago, while Anthony Yarde's last outing was 9 months and 14 days ago.

Bivol's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 12 rounds on average.

Yarde's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

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